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Warren Stupidity

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2. It isn't just gerrymandering.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 04:21 PM

Dec 2012

Right now republicans are winning lots of split districts and democrats are winning lots of lopsided urban districts. We pile up the votes, but not the reps, they pile up the reps, but not the votes. Some of that is the misfortune of losing so many state legislatures in 2010, just in time for redistricting based on the 2010 census, but a lot of it is the demographics of the urban rural cultural divide.

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Does anyone know the total popular vote for the House? [View all] Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 OP

Yes. Lasher Dec 2012 #1

That's very out of date muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #4

Thanks. Lasher Dec 2012 #5

It isn't just gerrymandering. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #2

You just described party gerrymandering. ieoeja Dec 2012 #6

No. A gerrymandered district is one that has been specifically drawn to Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #7

Illinois redrew districts to merge regions of Chicago with the suburbs and outlying areas. ieoeja Dec 2012 #8

Here's a link with ALL the House numbers Tx4obama Dec 2012 #3